Swab vs. Swap
Swabnoun
(medicine) A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
Swapverb
(transitive) To exchange or give (something) in an exchange (for something else).
Swabnoun
A sample taken with a swab piece of absorbent material.
Swapverb
To hit, to strike.
Swabnoun
A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
Swapverb
To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
Swabnoun
A mop, especially on a ship.
Swapverb
To descend or fall; to rush hastily or violently.
Swabnoun
(slang) A sailor; a swabby.
Swapnoun
An exchange of two comparable things.
Swabnoun
(slang) A naval officer's epaulet.
Swapnoun
(finance) A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
Swabverb
(transitive) To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
âswab the deck of a shipâ;
Swapnoun
Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
âHow much swap do you need?â;
Swabverb
To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.
Swapnoun
A blow; a stroke.
Swabnoun
A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
Swapverb
To strike; - with off.
Swabnoun
A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc.
Swapverb
To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to swop.
Swabnoun
An epaulet.
Swapverb
To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently.
âAll suddenly she swapt adown to ground.â;
Swabnoun
A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.
Swapverb
To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion or noise; to flap.
Swabnoun
A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.
Swapnoun
A blow; a stroke.
Swabnoun
implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
Swapnoun
An exchange; a barter.
Swabnoun
cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
Swapadverb
Hastily.
Swabverb
wash with a swab or a mop;
âswab the ship's decksâ;
Swapnoun
an equal exchange;
âwe had no money so we had to live by barterâ;
Swabverb
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface;
âdab the wall with paintâ;
Swapverb
exchange or give (something) in exchange for
Swapverb
move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
Swapverb
take part in an exchange of
âwe swapped phone numbersâ; âI'd swap places with you any dayâ; âI was wondering if you'd like to swap with meâ;
Swapverb
give (one thing) and receive something else in exchange
âswap one of your sandwiches for a cheese and pickle?â;
Swapverb
substitute (one thing) for another
âI swapped my busy life in London for a peaceful village retreatâ;
Swapnoun
an act of exchanging one thing for another
âlet's do a swapâ;
Swapnoun
a thing that has been or may be given in exchange for something else
âI've got one already, but I'll keep this as a swapâ;
Swapnoun
an exchange of liabilities between two borrowers, either so that each acquires access to funds in a currency they need or so that a fixed interest rate is exchanged for a floating rate.
